5-Hour Cactus Valley & Puritama Hot Springs Hiking Tour
Highlights
San Pedro de Atacama
nature, trekking, Hot Springs
Private Tour
5 Hours
Easy
English, Spanish
Description
Sign up for this 5-hour trek to ascend to the Prepuna, where you will visit the Puritama River stream to witness its abundance of cactus species Echinopsis Atacamensis. Next, hike to the Puritama Hot Springs, whose waters are heated underground by the Putana Volcano and emerge from the interior of the ravine.
Itinerary
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Puritama & Cactus Valley Hiking Tour
Meet your guide at the agreed-upon location in San Pedro de Atacama for pick-up and transfer to the starting point of the trek.
Begin with hiking in the Cactus Valley. Many of the cactus species here are more than 150 years old.
Ascend to around 3500 metres to spend time in the Puritama Hot Springs (Puri = Water, Tama = Hot), eight pools of water with temperatures that fluctuate between 28ºC and 32ºC.
Descend and transfer back to San Pedro de Atacama.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.